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Top S.Korean, US diplomats discuss ways to engage with Pyongyang
Seoul: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Hawaii to discuss the best ways to engage with North Korea. Saturday’s meeting follows a recent series…
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Iran: Peaceful nuke, defence capabilities irremovable options
Tehran: A top Iranian security official said on Saturday that maintaining and expanding the country’s peaceful nuclear and defence capabilities are “options that are never removed from the table.” Ali Shamkhani, secretary of…
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ED arrests Hyderabad jeweler under PMLA in loan fraud case
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has arrested Sanjay Agarwal, Managing Partner of Ghanshayamdas Gems and Jewels in a loan fraud case, the agency informed on Sunday. Agarwal was arrested under the Prevention of…
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Lavrov, Blinken discuss Ukraine, security guarantees over phone
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone conversation on Saturday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and security guarantees between Russia and the West.…
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Houthis seize strategic Yemeni city from army
Sanaa: The Yemeni Houthis drove the government army out of the strategic Harad city in the northern province of Hajjah, killing more than 60 soldiers and injuring 140 others, a military source said.…
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Rahul Bajaj’s contribution to auto sector immense: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday condoled the death of industrialist Rahul Bajaj whose contribution to the business and commercial sector through the development of the automobile sector was…
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23 CPI-M men killed by BJP-backed criminals in Tripura in 4 years: CPI-M
Agartala: At least 23 CPI-M members and supporters were murdered during the four-year rule of the BJP-led government in Tripura, but the police took no action against the culprits, instead in many…
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Biden, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Washington/Moscow: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Saturday over the situation in Ukraine. During the call, which lasted for about one hour, the two leaders discussed…
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Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP is party of liars, says Akhilesh Yadav
Badaun: Ahead of the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that it is…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 410 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 408.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.80 million and vaccinations to over 10.18 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Five UN employees kidnapped in Yemen’s Abyan
Aden: A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and…














